The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A short barrelled rifled howitzer mounted on a light aluminum alloy wheeled carriage. A funneled Venturi tube is attached to the rear of the bored breechblock. This tube allows the propulsion gases to vent to the rear, thus eliminating recoil. The weight of the gun is reduced to a minimum by using hollow machined parts, plastic washers, tubular carriage, and aluminum alloy body. Weapon is painted field grey/green.
Developed to give German parachutists a light, air dropped weapon capable of engaging and destroying Allied tanks and fortifications.
The Pak 40 was the standard anti-tank gun in the German army from 1941. The carriage has tubular split trails with a spade at the end of each trail. The wheels are stamped of light alloy and are fitte
10 cm calibre Medium artillery piece. Steel box trail, with axial recoil system. Splinter-proof shield. Brake arms mounted to front of shield - this is unusual - most artillery pieces of that perio
3.7 cm Panzerabwehr Kanone (PaK) 35/36. The barrel of the gun is fitted with a buffer and recuperator operated by compressing oil and a return spring. This brings the barrel back into position after b
Mobile medium 7.7 cm pedestal-mounted anti-aircraft gun on a vehicle-drawn wheeled metal trailer. The gun is attached to a central mount that pivots through 360 degrees in azimuth and has provision fo
Model 1916 trench mortar mounted on a turntable that is attached to a metal baseplate. The mortar can rotated through 360 degrees. The barrel is rifled and is fitted with hydraulic recoil recuperator
13 cm calibre German heavy field gun, with a box trail, recoil spade, splinter-proof shield and axial recoil system mounted in twin cylinders under the barrel. The barrel can be elevated from -5 to